Wildcats fall to the Tigers
The Rains Wildcat varsity football team lost to the Malakoff Tigers, 57-2, on the road on Friday night, October 2, in a District 7-3A-1 contest. […]
Year: 2026
Judicial Ink
Emory Municipal Judge Abby Bounds helps a young visitor select a temporary tattoo at the Emory Police table during Tuesday night’s National Night Out event at Sandy Creek Park. The event was sponsored by the […]
Lowell Chalk is a busy Commander of American Legion Post 156 in Emory
Lowell Chalk is involved in a whirlwind of veteran affairs in Rains County and Canton. […]
Burn ban lifted after four inches of rain
Rains County took in nearly four times as much rain in the first four days of October as it did in all of September and with the rain, Rains County officials cancelled the burn ban for the county on Tuesday, October 6. […]
JP suspended; commissioners schedule special meeting
The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin while a criminal case against him is pending. […]
Entities to hold first meetings of new budget year
With tax rates adopted and budgets finalized, governing bodies in Rains County return to regular meeting schedules. […]
October 8, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Angel Tree Applications open now; Methodist Women Spaghetti Luncheon; American Legion Breakfast; Class of 1964 Reunion; Hooker Cemetery Clean-up […]
Sandra Kay Vondersaar
Sandra Kay Vondersaar, 80, died on October 3, 2026. […]
Gregory Russell Guest
Gregory Russell Guest, 29, of Alba, died on October 2, 2026. […]
Josie Cheyenne Bohannan
Josie Cheyenne Bohannan, 29, of Alba, died on October 2, 2026. […]